Despite not performing in his best condition, Neeraj Chopra managed to record his second-best shot at a distance of 89.45 m.
The 2020 Tokyo champion must be satisfied with a silver medal in the Throwing the Frog competition at the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Thursday, August 8, 2024.
“It was a good shot, but I’m not so happy with my appearance today,” said Neeraj Chopra while revealing that some of his running techniques and speed at the time were not so good in the game and could only do one shot while the rest he failed.
Neeraj Chopra realizes that the frequent injuries he suffered during the 2024 Paris Olympics also hampered his preparations to defend the title as a world champion and Asian Games.
Problems with his adductor muscles have been one of the obstacles for him for the last few years, even though he has been absent from Ostrava’s Golden Spike.
Not forgetting Neeraj Chopra congratulated his best friend rival Arshad Nadeem on his gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Arshad Nadeem was the first individual Olympic gold medal winner from Pakistan at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the medal was also the first gold medal for his country since the 1992 Barcelona Games.